THE HONGKONG GOVERNMENT GAZETTE, SEPTEMBER 10, 1915. 433
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judge by whose order any property belonging to an enemy was vested in the Custodian under this Ordinance, or of any court in which judgment has been recovered against an enemy, pay out of the property paid to him in respect of that enemy the whole or any part of any debts due by that enemy and specified in the order:
Provided that before paying any such debt the Custodian shall take into consideration the sufficiency of the property paid to or vested in him in respect of the enemy in question to satisfy that debt and any other claims against that emeny of which notice verified by statutory declaration may has been served upon him.
(3.) The receipt of the Custodian or any person duly authorised to sign receipts on his behalf for any sum paid to him under this Ordiuauce shall be a good discharge to the person paying the same as against the person or body of persons in respect of whom the sum was paid to the Custodian.
(4.) The Custodian shall keep a register of all property held by him under this Ordinance which register shall be open to public inspection at all reasonable times free of charge.
(5.) The Chief Justice may by rules make provision for the practice and procedure to be adopted for the purposes of this and the last preceding section.
into court sums due on coupons
8. Where during the contiumance of the present war Right to pay any coupon or other security transferable by delivery is pre- sented for payment to any company or other body or person, and the company, body or person has reason to suspect that suspected of it is so presented on behalf or for the benefit of an enemy, or being enemy that since the commencement of the present war it has been property: held by or for the benefit of an enemy, the company, body or person may pay the sum due in respect thereof into the Supreme Court, and the same shall, subject to rules of court, be ilealt with according to the orders of the court, and such a payment shall for all purposes be a good dis- charge to the company, body or person.
5 Geo. 5. c. 12. s. 7.
9.-(1.) During the continuance of the present war a Condition as certificate of incorporation of a company shall not be given to the incor- by the Registrar of Companies until there has been filed poration of with him either-
(a.) a statutory declaration by a solicitor of the Supreme Court engaged in the formation of the company that the company is not formed for
new com-
panies, and prohibition
of acquisi tion of certain
undertak-
the purpose or with the intention of acquiring ings by any the whole or any part of the undertaking of a company: person, firm or company the books and docu-> Geo. 5, ments of which are liable to inspection under c. 12, s. 9. section 3 of the Principal Ordinance ; or
(b.) a licence from the Governor authorising the acquisition by the company of such an under- raking.
(2.) It shall not be lawful for any company, during the continuance of the present war, without the licence of the Governor, to acquire the whole or any part of any such undertaking, and if it does so the company shall, without prejudice to any other liability, be liable upon summary conviction, to a fine not exceeding one thousand dollars, and every director, manager, secretary, or other officer of the company who is knowingly a party to the default shall upon the like conviction be liable to the like fine and to imprisonment for any term not exceeding six months.
forfeiture of
10.-(1.) Where the Superintendent of Imports and Ex- Seizure and ports has reason to suspect that the place of origin of any goods imported into the Colony, whether before or after the goods of
enemy ori- commencement of this Ordinance, is a place in any territory gin: which, under any Proclamation issued by His Majesty 5 Geo. 5, dealing with trading with the enemy for the time being in c. 31, s. 6: force, is or is treated as enemy country, the goods may be Ordinance seized, by force if necessary, and may on application to a 1915, s. 2. magistrate be ordered by such magistrate to be forfeited to the Crown.
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